Hat-box.



H. H. HOLBROOK.

HAT Box. APPLICATION FILED IAN.25 I9I5.

Patented Oct. 19, 1915.

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HAT-BOX.

ASpecification of Letters Patent.

Patented Ilot. 19, 19115.

Application filed January 25, 1915. Serial No. 4,307. I

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HERBERT I-I. IIOLBRoox, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Arcadia, in the county of Oklahoma and i State ofOklahoma, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in I-Iat-Boxes; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledinthe art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to hat boxes, ldesigned more particularly for usein holding ladies hats, in millinery stores, or in clothes closets inthe households, and one of'the principal objects of the invention is toprovide a hat'box having a hinged top cover and a hinged side cover sothat the box when placed on a shelf with other articles or boxes on topof the same may be readily opened at the front or side of the boxwithout disturbing the other boxes.

Another object of the invention is to provide a box having atop cover bymeans of which a hat may be placed in the box from the top withoutdisturbing the side or end cover, and when it is required vto remove thehat from the box, the end or side cover may be opened without disturbingthe articles or boxes on top of the box containing the hat.

rIhe foregoing and other objects may be attained by means of theconstruction illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which- Figure 1is perspective view of a hat made in accordance with this invention andshown closed, Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the hat box with bothtopand side covers opened, and Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken on theline3-3of Fig. 1.

Referring tothe drawing, the numeral 1 designates the bottom .of thebox, 2 is one side, 3 is the other side and 4 is the back of the box.The top cover 5 of the box is connected by means of fabric hinges 6 tothe sides 3, and stop tapes 7 are secured to the cover 5 and to the back4 of the box to limit the outward throw of the cover.

end is connected to the cover 5. rIhe front cover 10 of the box isprovided with angularly. bent side members 11 and connected to thesemembers are tapes 12 which extend up and out through openings 13 in theside mem-v bers 2 and 3, and when the cover 10 is up in closed position,the tapes 12 are tied in a bow lmot as shown at 14. A

The top cover 5 is provided with a slot 15 in the downwardly extendingflange 16 and a similar slot 17 in the top portion, and a tape 18extends through said slot and around the box and is connected by meansof a knot or bow 19 at one side of the box.

From the foregoing it will be obvious that the hat box can bemanufactured at com-V paratively low cost, is reliable and etlcient forits purpose, can be opened on top for placing the hat therein and openedon the side or front when it is desired to remove the and a rear wall, acover hinged to one end off the side walls, a front wall hinged to thebottom, angular bent side members formed integral .vith the front wall,a cross piece securedto the front upper edge of side walls, flexiblemembers secured to the brace and to the rear wall; tape members securedto the angular bent side member of the front wall, said tape membersextending through slots in the side walls, the free ends of said tapemembers being adapted when tied together to secure the front wall in* aclosed position.

In testimony whereof I ax my signature in presence of two witnesses.

-nniannirr n. Honnnoox. VWitnesses A. H. CRAB, C. W. MADDUX.

